I'm also not quite sure how to start this but I guess I will start by saying that my name is Lara as most of you probably do or don't know. I'm exactly five foot two, I'm 16 years old, I speak english as a second language and I'm from Portugal. But why does English Literature amuse me?
English Literature was the only lesson I felt 'at home with' and comfortable doing in high school, I don't think there was ever a day of my years in high school that I have not wanted to go to my English lessons. If anything, those were the only lessons I anticipated on the days I knew I had it. As I started to gain more of an understanding of what English Literature was really about, my interest for the study of the history and art of literature turned into something that I knew I wanted to do in College at A level and maybe in university. For me, being able to fluently talk about literature inside out is a powerful element - I'm not quite there yet but that is one of the things I want to be able to adapt to. I also think literature is a good way to broaden someone's perspectives as it helps to see the past, present and future in the grand scheme of things. Gaining a better understanding as to why the book was written, how it was written and when are just some of the little but significant things that make literature interesting.
In my opinion, literature is all about ideas and layers of meaning and the terrific thing about it is that there is no limit as to how deep you can look into a book or how much you can say or write about a certain word or phrase that catches your eye. It's just clever how books can make you feel as if you've been put you in a certain time period that you've never been in before - I don't know how the authors do it but it works.
English Literature was the only lesson I felt 'at home with' and comfortable doing in high school, I don't think there was ever a day of my years in high school that I have not wanted to go to my English lessons. If anything, those were the only lessons I anticipated on the days I knew I had it. As I started to gain more of an understanding of what English Literature was really about, my interest for the study of the history and art of literature turned into something that I knew I wanted to do in College at A level and maybe in university. For me, being able to fluently talk about literature inside out is a powerful element - I'm not quite there yet but that is one of the things I want to be able to adapt to. I also think literature is a good way to broaden someone's perspectives as it helps to see the past, present and future in the grand scheme of things. Gaining a better understanding as to why the book was written, how it was written and when are just some of the little but significant things that make literature interesting.
In my opinion, literature is all about ideas and layers of meaning and the terrific thing about it is that there is no limit as to how deep you can look into a book or how much you can say or write about a certain word or phrase that catches your eye. It's just clever how books can make you feel as if you've been put you in a certain time period that you've never been in before - I don't know how the authors do it but it works.
